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  1. >"Hey, ever wonder why FemAnon is always alone?" Sunset Shimmer asks, looking down the hallway, where a green, tall and short-black haired teenager stands looking inside her locker. She has a gloomy expression as she slowly takes off her tie.
  2. >"Well, she's been here for only a week after all" Twilight says, adjusting her glasses.
  3. >Anon closes her locker, but stares at it for a second. Orange light from the afternoon enters through the school doors, backlighting her in a way that somehow makes it look gloomy.
  4. >"Maybe she just needs a little push in the right direction" Pinkie Pie suggests, starting to walk towards her.
  5. >"Pinkie, wait!" Sunset stops her "I know you mean well, but your attitude can be... Shocking to a new person."
  6. >"Yeah, you're too excitable" Rainbow Dash remarks.
  7. >"Let me handle this" Applejack offers, fixing her hat in place.
  8. >"Well, I guess it's ok" Sunset nods as Applejack walks off towards Anon.
  9. >Her locker has a little sign hanging, with a "Welcome" and a big smiley face.
  10. >She's staring at it directly. /Aren't those things put up on the day the new ones arrive?\ Applejack thinks, looking at it /How come she still has hers there?\
  11. >Well, it's not like it's a big deal.
  12. >"How's it going, FemAnon?" AJ extends a hand in her direction, ready for a shake.
  13. >FemAnon looks at her, turning, allowing Applejack to look at her attire.
  14. >A man's business suit, now tieless and with the collar unbuttoned.
  15. >She has small, almost unnoticeable bags under her eyes, and they're dark-shaded.
  16. >She looks straight into AJ's eyes, taking her hand and shaking, but saying nothing.
  17. >"So... Whaddya think of Canterlot High so far? Good place, wouldn't 'cha say?"
  18. >"It's nice" She says, her low, monotonous voice maing her sound bored.
  19. >She doesn't let go of the hand, making Applejack awkward as the handshake continues.
  20. >"Ehm... Joined any clubs yet?" She says, smiling, but having trouble keeping that up.
  21. >"Not interested" She says in that same voice. This time, however, Applejack realizes she's not really looking at her, but seems to have the thousand year stare. "I've got too much to..."
  22. >Suddenly, FemAnon colapses.
  23. >With quick reflexes, Applejack manages to catch her.
  24. >Kneeling down, all her friends approach quickly. Applejack is still half-holding her, on the ground, taken aback.
  25. >"Applejack, what happened?" Sunset is the first to arrive and ask.
  26. >"Ah have no idea" She stands up with ease, holding FemAnon on her arms, Geo glowing on her chest "C'mon everybody, we need to get her to a hospital"
  27. >"I'll take her" Rainbow Dash takes the girl from Applejack's arms, struggling a bit but not letting it show.
  28. >In a moment, she becomes a blur of rainbow color and dissapears through the door of the school.
  29. >"Sweet lord" Rarity speaks up, visibly shaken "Good thing someone approached her, she could've gotten hurt"
  30. >"Ok, I'm back" Rainbow appears out of nowhere with a gust of wind.
  31. >"Oh, I hope she's ok" Fluttershy says in her whispering voice.
  32. >"Yeah..." AJ looks towards the door.
  33. >"I wonder what happened to her" Twilight comments "Tell me Applejack, did she look tired or hungry?"
  34. >"Ah'd say both" She turns to face her friends "Sunset, couldn't you use your power to see what happened to her?"
  35. >Sunset presses her lips "I guess I could, but I don't think I should go peeking into the life of everyone with problems."
  36. >"Yeah. We can still go check her out if you want, darling" Rarity pats Applejack's shoulder.
  37. >"Is it ok to be butting in on her life like that?" Rainbow says with a doubtful voice.
  38. >"We're only checking on a girl that we saw collapse from our school. Nothing bad here, right?" Fluttershy rationalizes.
  39. >With a silent agreement, they all start walking towards the entrance with a slightly fast pace. Visit hours would finish soon.
  40. -----------------
  41. >The hospital doesn't have many people around at this hour. It's white floors and walls, coupled with cold lights, makes everything seem creepier.
  42. >The rainbooms approach the counter, where a young man seems bored.
  43. >"Hello, we want to see someone..." Sunset starts.
  44. >"You only have half an hour of visit hours left" He says "Who are you here to visit?"
  45. >"Earlier this day a fainted girl appeared on your door, that girl." Rainbow says. Everyone looks at her with eyebrows raised. "What? I left her in one of those bed thingies"
  46. >Rolling her eyes, Sunset continues.
  47. >"Yeah, that girl" She says "We're her... classmates" She lies. Truth is, Anon is from another class, but they still saw her around alone for the whole week.
  48. >"Ok. Take the elevator in the left, third floor to the right, room three zero three" He points, writing something on a little notebook.
  49. >"Thank you" Fluttershy says while they all turn to go towards the elevator.
  50. >[Max four people] a sign reads, which makes the girls doubt.
  51. >"I'll see you up" Rainbow says, dissapearing.
  52. >"That girl needs to stop using her speed like that" Applejack says, shaking her head "But I'll walk too, see you up."
  53. >"Stairs are more fun than elevators anyways" Pinkie shrugs, following applejack.
  54. >The elevator soon arrives. Thankfully, it's empty.
  55. >Third floor. At the moment they get out, they hear someone crying. A kid, to their right, is holding his tummy. Some coughing can be heard from somewhere too.
  56. >"Come on, let's hurry" Sunset says, hugging her own arms, walking right.
  57. >The room is far away down the corridor. Upon knocking, noone answers.
  58. >"Maybe she's asleep" Rainbow dash suggests.
  59. >"Ah hope that's the case" Applejack and Pinkie arrive at the scene.
  60. >"So, what should we...?" Fluttershy starts, but is interrupted.
  61. >"Come in" A voice says from inside.
  62. >They all cross looks, but enter anyways.
  63. >The room is rather small. To fit, they have to surround the bed in the middle of the thing. A little night stand and a gabinet with medicine are the only other things in the pure-white room.
  64. >This sure looks boring.
  65. >"Hey..." Applejack waves her hand at FemAnon.
  66. >"Thank you for catching me earlier" She says. For some reason, the girls seem surprised.
  67. >"No problem" Applejack smiles, now more genuinly, and takes a step forward "Now tell me, what the hay happened back there?"
  68. >"I was just tired" She says. All of the rainbooms can tell that it's a lie, but what could they do if she doesn't wanna speak up?
  69. >"Now, now, FemAnon, please tell us the truth" Applejack says, getting a little closer to the bed, almost touching it.
  70. >"It's true, I was just really... Tired..." her voice sounds weaker.
  71. >However, she perks up again, as if snapping.
  72. >"Oh, sorry, I'm just... Do you have a cellphone? I need to call home" She says.
  73. >"Wait, didn't the hospital call?" Sunset asks, clearly worried.
  74. >"No, no, they did, but I need to tell my father to not worry. They'll probably let me go tomorrow, he shouldn't waste time coming to visit".
  75. >Again, the rainbooms cross looks. Hesitantly, Fluttershy lends her phone to FemAnon.
  76. >She calls her father. In less than then words, she explains the situation and hangs.
  77. >She looks relieved.
  78. >"Ok, thanks for visiting" She says, resting her head more comfortably in the pillow "Don't worry about me..."
  79. >She falls asleep.
  80. >Upon exiting the room, the girls stop for a little chat.
  81. >"Ehm, what just happened?" Rainbow asks.
  82. >"She seemed ok, but..." Rarity presses her lips.
  83. >"That thing with the phone was weird, wouldn't you say?" Fluttershy looks worried.
  84. >"Exactly. Who wouldn't want their family to visit when they're in a hospital?" Applejack seems outraged.
  85. >"Now, girls, let her be. We don't know what is going on in her life. If she says she's ok, we should believe her" Sunset speaks up, but doesn't seem to buy her own speech.
  86. >"Still, that smile after speaking with her father, she was really happy. maybe she doesn't like her parents?" Pinkie suggests.
  87. >"Whatever it is, we should be going. I don't want to catch a cold in here" Twilight says, and everyone nods in agreement.
  88. >They leave the hospital.
  89. >They are probably going to see her at school tomorrow anyways.
  90. -----------------
  91. >She didn't come.
  92. >"I feared this might be the case" Sunset says to her friends once they're in recess "You think she's still on bed?"
  93. >"No, I called the hospital, she was released early in the morning. Maybe she was still feeling kind of down so she decided not to come" Twilight explains while taking some books from her locker.
  94. >"Any suggestions on what should we do?" Sunset asks, outloud.
  95. >"Visit her house, maybe?" Rarity's suggestion is met with a group nodding.
  96. >"Visit her house it is" Applejack confirms.
  97.  
  98. >"I can't believe Principal Celestia gave us the direction so easily" Fluttershy says as they walk down the streets.
  99. >"Well, she knows who we are, it's a given" Rainbow dash shrugs it off.
  100. >"It's still weird" Sunset says as she looks at a paper. Then, she stops, looking at a small, grey house in between a couple of way better looking houses.
  101. >"This is it" She points at the grey house "FemAnon's house".
  102. >They all look at each other. It's a rather... Small house.
  103. >Awkwardly they all walk towards the door, ringing the doorbell.
  104. >A literal bell, not something electric.
  105. >"Coming" A male voice says from inside. A thin man opens the door soon after. He's wearing the uniform to a pizza place no far from here, and looks very tired.
  106. >Seems like tiredness comes with the family.
  107. >"Oh, are you the girls FemAnon talked about? Please, come in" He invites, moving aside. The interior of the house is painted with a beige tone, and the hallway is very narrow, leading to some doors.
  108. >The rainbooms go in. At the end of the hallway, a small living room waits, with a couch and some chairs. Rainbow Dash and Sunset don't sit, as there's no room for them to do so.
  109. >A knock on a door sounds in the hallway. "Hey, some friends came to visit" You hear the father say.
  110. >However, before FemAnon appears, three smaller kids appear from what seems to be the kitchen. Triplets. They look at them, saying nothing. They seem to be shy.
  111. >Pinkie Pie smiles and waves energetically.
  112. >Moments later, FemAnon arrives at the scene. she's wearing a suit like yesterday, tie and everything. She seems better, but still tired. Her hair is a mess, and the suit is all wrinkled.
  113. >"Hey, thanks for visiting" She smiles faintly "Were you worried? I had to work late today" She yawns.
  114. >"Wait, work late? But it's only mid afternoon" Twilight says, checking the hour.
  115. >"I work as a night guard on a nearby factory" She says, taking the seat Applejack offers her "I shouldn't be qualified to do it, but the owner of the place was a friend of mom and nothing happens over there anyways" She yawns again "I missed the night shift because of the hospital but I still needed the money, so the morning guard took my place and I took his".
  116. >"Shouldn't you be, like, resting? You collapsed yesterday, darling" Rarity says, a weird expression on her face.
  117. >"Don't have time for that" She smiles "It's hard enough as it is, I can't miss on any days" She looks at the hour, she seems impatient.
  118. >"So you working again tonight, right?" Applejack asks, raising an eyebrow "You probably were about to go sleep"
  119. >"That is correct, thank you for understanding" She says smiling more "But I really appreciate your visit. You know, with the work and being tired all the time, I didn't really have time to get to know anybody at school. But you approached me and even went to visit at the hospital"
  120. >"No problem, we do this kind of stuff all the time" Rainbow dash says. Sunset hits her ribs with her elbow.
  121. >"Still" She yawns yet again "Sorry, but imma head to bed now. Stay all the time you like, and don't worry about my brothers, they'll warm up to you in due time" standing up from the chair, she heads towards the corridor.
  122. >"Oh, and sorry if I look like I don't want you around or something. I promise that's not the case. I'll invite you all to diner some time..."
  123. >A door opens, then closes.
  124. >The rainbooms are left alone, being watched by triplets and feeling incredibly awkward.
  125. -----------------
  126. >Next day, at CHS, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy see FemAnon again during a recess, while walking to the next class. She's carrying some books and wearing that suit. However, today she's wearing a waistcoat and not a full coat.
  127. >Her sleeves are roled up, her hair looks like a bird's nest.
  128. >"Hi FemAnon!" Pinkie Pie says excited "How was your night?" She asks.
  129. >FemAnon stops with a faint smile. "Hello" Her blinks seem unusually slow "It was a rather exciting night, actually. Some punks broke in to film some video and whatnot, I had to chase them off. Pretty fun" She sounds tired, but not worryingly so like the other day.
  130. >"Oh, that sounds dangerous" Fluttershy says, still worried "You weren't hurt or anything, right?"
  131. >"Nah" She shrugs "However, while jumping over a fence, I teared my coat. Glad I had this waistcoat as a replacement" She sighs, looking down, deflating. "Now I have to get the money to fix it. Guess I'll have to buy a collective gift for Sky, Sea and Earth" she says. The girls quickly assume that they're FemAnon's brothers.
  132. >Pinkie gets a smirk. She crosses looks with Fluttershy, who's also smiling.
  133. >"FemAnon, when class is done, please come see us to the music room" Fluttershy says.
  134. >FemAnon raises her head, looking at both of them.
  135. >"Why would you want to..."
  136. >"Just come, ok?" Pinkie says, now pushig Fluttershy away "We'll be waiting for you!"
  137. >They dissapear behind a corner, and FemAnon is left dumbfounded in the hallway, students walking around at her sides.
  138. >She lets out a sonorous sigh. /I hope it doesn't take long...\
  139. -----------------
  140. >The music room is loud, a song being played by the rainbooms.
  141. >FemAnon knocks, but obviously is not heard.
  142. >She sighs. No time to waste. Accomodating the suit coat on her back, she starts to get away from the music room. If she's quick, she can probably take it to some place to fix it and still get at least four hours of sleep befor work.
  143. >However, as she walks, a gust of wind susprises her, and Rainbow Dash is in front of her.
  144. >"Wha... When...?" A confused look on her face, RD can't help but smirk.
  145. >"You've got a lot to learn about Canterlot High, FemAnon. Now, come in please"
  146. >Inside the Music Room, the first one to walk up to FemAnon is Rarity.
  147. >"So this is the teared coat, right?" She takes it off the hands of her owner and takes a loot at it.
  148. >On the right side and sleeves there's a tear that goes all the way from the elbow to the shoulder.
  149. >"Ok, it's settled. I'll bring this to you tomorrow morning. You can go without it for a nigth, right?" Rarity doesn't look at her while examining the coat.
  150. >"W-wait" She stumbles on her words "I... I don't have the money right now, I can't... I mean, if you..."
  151. >"Money? Darling, please. I'm doing it for the sake of fashion" She extends her arms dramatically "And you, of course" She winks.
  152. >FemAnon is dumbfounded. No words come out of her mouth.
  153. >After a minute, she snaps back to reality "I... I don't know how to thank you..." She takes a look at the watch on her wrist "I can even take a couple hours more of sleep, this..."
  154. >She's overwhelmed, Applejack notices. She steps closer to her, putting an arm on her shoulders.
  155. >"Don't go worrying about little stuff" She says "Go, sleep. We'll see you tomorrow"
  156. >Her eyes light with gratefulness. "I-I have to do something in return, I can't just... I mean, you're going to... Will you even be able? I mean, yeah, everyone at school talks abut your dresses and stuff... Oh god I'm really spending a lot of time here I..."
  157. >None of the rainbooms seems to really understand how to stop her. However, she stops herself, taking a deep breath, then looking straight towards Rarity.
  158. >"I will invite you all to dinner. Like I said yesterday. I promise" She looks at her clock and walks out of the door almost running "I promise!" She yells from the hallway.
  159. >"Man, that girl needs to take a breather" Sunset crosses her arms, a hint of worry on her face
  160. -----------------
  161. >Late at night, FemAnon is sitting on her little guard post at the eastern entrance of the fabric.
  162. >The building, three stories high, stood quiet on the night, bare brick walls seemingly black on the darkness.
  163. >The east entrance is only meant ot be opened in cases where the main one isn't available.
  164. >Which means, her only job is to watch that entrance in the darkness of the post. However, she has a little lantern and is doing homework.
  165. >She's excited for the sun to rise to be able to go to school. Today is the day Rarity was giving back her coat, and she can't help but smile at the thought.
  166. >How long had it been since she'd have someone do something for her? She'd gotten used to being so busy in the last years...
  167. >A noise makes her look up from her papers. The fence is moving slightly, but there's no wind outside.
  168. >Taking the lantern and putting on her waiscoat, she walks outside without even making the buttons, doing a quick sweep with the light. Nothing suspicious.
  169. >Probably just a stray cat walking on it or something.
  170. >She turns, ready to get inside the small white post again, but the sound of steps makes her stop. Looking back, she finds nothing, again.
  171. >She gulps. A goosebump makes her more aware of her surroundings, and she starts listening carefully.
  172. >More steps, moving towards the building.
  173. >She takes the walkie-talkie hooked on her breast pocket.
  174. >"East to all" She says, serious "We have an intruder. Suspect is near the main building, I believe. I have not made visual contactm, over".
  175. >A few seconds pass as she points with the lantern at the fabric, trying to search for whoever got in.
  176. >"Probably some teenagers again. Failed last night, their pride makes them try again today, you know?" A voice replies. One of the guards at the main entrance. "Over".
  177. >"I'm going ot follow, please be wary. Over and out"
  178. >With that, she tucks the walkie-talkie back on place and looks towards the building, ominous on the dark.
  179. >She starts walking towards it.
  180. -----------------
  181. >It was lunch time when the Rainbooms finally saw FemAnon around.
  182. >She was walking down the hallway, carrying some books. As usual, she was wearing her suit.
  183. >"Hey FemAnon~" Rarity says in a singing voice, walking rapidly to catch up to her, excited to show the work she had done.
  184. >Then, she turns, with that faint smile she always has.
  185. >Rarity stops on her tracks, eyes widened at the sight.
  186. >FemAnon's left eye is covered with a gauze. Actually, almost half her face is, a long gauze going from the hairline all the way down to her cheek. Her left arm is on a black sling.
  187. >"FemAnon! What the hay happened?" Applejack asks as the other rainbooms arrive.
  188. >"Oh, don't worry girls, it's no big deal. I'll be back to normal in no time..." Her last words decreased in volume, to the point of being barely audible.
  189. >"W-Well, let's focus on the good things!" Rarity snaps back to reality "I have your coat finished! Would you like to take a l-"
  190. >"Actually, I don't exactly need it anymore" She looks forward, avoiding all the looks focusing on her "I... I kind of lost my job".
  191. >A quiet gasp is heard from behind her. FemAnon takes a deep breath "So yeah, I thank you for your good will, but it's ok, don't worry about me anymore."
  192. >With that said, she starts to walk again. Quickly, as if wanting to get away from them.
  193. >"FemAnon, wait!" Sunset jumps foreward, rushing to catch her, and tries to take her hand.
  194. >A sudden vision appears. Darkness. A big, male human figure in a hood. Something on his hand. A struggle. A hospital. A phonecall.
  195. >FemAnon's hand jerks off Sunset's, and she's left kinda confused in the middle of the hallway.
  196. >"Please, FemAnon, told us what happened" Sunset says, recovering.
  197. >"I told you, don't worry about it" She says, starting to walk again.
  198. >A sigh is heard from rainbow dash.
  199. >In a blink, FemAnon is back to the place she started.
  200. >She almost trips.
  201. >"W-wha..."
  202. >"You're not going anywhere untill you tell us what happened" Rainbow Dash says, stepping in front of her.
  203. >She turns around to face the rainbooms, who look directly at her.
  204. >Her lip trembles.
  205. >She takes another deep breath before start talking.
  206. >"I was on guard duty and someone got inside the fabric. I followed, thinking it was just some silly teenagers" She takes a second, looking into the distance "It wasn't. It was a big man, and I don't know what he was searching. I catched him, but I had no weapons. He... He had a big rock" She starts to breath heavily, almost panting, as if reliving that moment "He was strong. He hit me with the rock, I fell unconscious. I woke up in the hospital..." Well, if she wasn't panting before, now she is "Then, the... The boss called me" She presses her lips, small tears appearing on her eyes "I... I'm fired. It's too... Too dangerous... for..." Her voice cracks.
  207. >She breaks.
  208. >The tears start to flow out of her eye. She cries, outloud. She falls to her knees.
  209. >"I needed... We needed..." She tries to say, between sobbings "... the money" She takes her good hand, dropping the books, to her face "What are... we going to do...?" She falls further to the ground, pressing her forehead against the floor "I can't do it anymore" She gasps for air "I just can't..."
  210. >None of the rainbooms seems to know how to react. What should they say? They're used to dealing with redemptions, with magical creatures. This? This is such a mundane, yet important thing.
  211. >Sunset is the first to get down, hugging FemAnon.
  212. >However, she says nothing.
  213. >Then, FemAnon hugs Sunset back, leaning her head in Sunset's chest, still crying outloud.
  214. >And she cries. And cries.
  215. >And cries.
  216. -----------------
  217. >FemAnon lies on her bed. She's tired of crying, no tears left. She's bored out of her mind.
  218. >Her three little brothers are playing around in the livingroom, and she can hear them fight for something.
  219. >She doesn't care.
  220. >A bigh sigh comes out of her as she rolls on the white sheets of her bed to look at the grey, bare wall with a window. The light of the twilight outside makes the room dark and gloomy.
  221. >It fits well with her emotions, she believes.
  222. >"FemAnon" Her father says from the outside, not knocking. He knows she's awake.
  223. >"Come in" She says in a weakly voice.
  224. >The door opens, light from the corridor flooding into the room. Her father steps closer to the bed, and then puts a hand on her shoulder.
  225. >"You got a phonecall" He says, but she doesn't even turn around to see the phone.
  226. >"Tell them I'm sick, or something" She says, crawling into a fetal position, hugging her pillow.
  227. >Her father sighs, looking down to her, then patting her head.
  228. >"She says she's not feeling well. Sorry" He says to the phone, looking sad. "Yeah, please do". Then, he hangs.
  229. >FemAnon feels how he sits on the bed. He starts to pet her back.
  230. >"It's goning to be ok, sweetheart" He says in a cheerful tone "I'll ask for a raise. I'm sure they'll give me one. I'll stop smoking, and we still have some of your savings, ok?"
  231. >She doesn't answer.
  232. >"But you have to go back to school. You've missed three days already. Your friends are worried."
  233. >"They're not my friends" she says, serious "I met them just a week ago. They were nice to me. That doesn't make them my friends."
  234. >Her tone breaks, her voice gaining a higher pitch. Her father smiles, comprehensive, and leans to kiss FemAnon in the cheek.
  235. >"Still, you have to go to school. No more moping, ok?" He stands up, and starts to walk to the door "Everything's going to be fine, I promise."
  236. >With that, he closes the door again, leaving FemAnon alone in the dark.
  237. >She starts tearing up again.
  238. -----------------
  239. >The rainbooms meet at the Mall after work. They are all wearing their uniforms, and most of them look tired.
  240. >"What a day" Rainbow says, stretching her arms.
  241. >"So many people, is it high season or something?" Rarity says, fanning with her hand.
  242. >"Probably just one of those days" Sunset says, yawning "I'm so tired..." She sits on the font, releasing her tied-up japanese hairstyle.
  243. >She's surprised, however, at the sight of someone in an electronics store nearby. FemAnon is there, bandages covering her face, arm in a sling, talking to someone who looks like a manager.
  244. >Subtly, she coughs, calling the attention of the others, and points.
  245. >In ten seconds they're already going towards her.
  246. >"... Sorry, but I'm sure you'll find something soon" The fat man says, smiling kindly.
  247. >"Well, thank you for taking your time anyways" FemAnon says, turning away, defeated expression on her face.
  248. >She doesn't even notice the Rainbooms until they're on her face.
  249. >"Oh, hey!" She says, giving them a sad smile "Sorry for the other day, I..."
  250. >"It's ok, don't worry" AJ steps forward "You hungry? We were about to go eat something."
  251. >FemAnon shakes her head. "I have no money with me, I'm only here to pass around my curriculum, see if someone is interested"
  252. >"Oh, come on, don't be like that. We'll invi..."
  253. >"NO!" She steps back. "No, no. I... I'm the one who promised to invite you" She's clearly gritting her teeth "Please, don't try to help me. I do things by myself or I don't do them." She takes a deep breath, then sighs.
  254. >"I think I get it" Twilight steps forward "FemAnon, I used to be just like you. But getting some help..."
  255. >She shuts up as FemAnon throws her an annoyed look. "Yeah, the girl who went to a private school most of her life gets me! The young genius in the mouths of everyone! We're exactly the..."
  256. >She takes another deep breath. Seems to be some kind of excersize "Sorry, I'm on the edge. I just can't take your help, I wouldn't feel good with myself. Not anymore. See you later, I have half the mall to go."
  257. >Twilight looks down, appearing guilty. Rainbow Dash and sunset approach to pat her back.
  258. >"It's ok, Twilight. I'm sure she didn't mean that" Fluttershy tries to calm her.
  259. >"Yeah, she's just stressed for all that's happened. I'm sure that in a few days she'll be coming with us" Pinkie slaps Twilight's back, almost making her fall.
  260. >The rainbooms leave while chatting softly.
  261. >FemAnon doesn't look back.
  262. -----------------
  263. >Rarity breaths in and out. Carefully, consciously.
  264. >Doing this alone makes her nervous, but she thinks it's better not to be overwhelming. Just a quick interaction.
  265. >She presses the bag against her chest. Why is she so nervous? FemAnon is not a bad person.
  266. >Yet, the thought of how she reacted to Twilight offering help...
  267. >No, no. She was just stressed, and this has nothing to do with it.
  268. >She enters the short stone path leading to FemAnon's door. However, right before she knocks, voices filter from inside the house.
  269. >Angry voices.
  270. >"...not?! It's going to help us all!" FemAnon's voice sounds extremely frustrated.
  271. >"You are NOT going to do it! This is your final year!" FemAnon's father sounds more worried than angry, but there's an imperative tone in his voice.
  272. >"I finally got another one! The only store that would take me in the whole area! I'm not going to just let...!"
  273. >"Take your phone and call, saying that you won't be taking the job" The voice of the father suddenly lowers on volume. It sounds defeated.
  274. >Then, the voices lower on volume some more, enough for Rarity to not be able to understand them.
  275. >A sudden loud noise, like a glass being shattered, startles her. Maybe she picked the wrong day to come do this.
  276. >She's about to turn back when the door bursts open. FemAnon looks at her for a moment, taken aback by Rarity's prescense, but she just looks down and sprints out and down the street, tears on her one eye.
  277. >"FemAnon, come...!" From the living room, at the other side of the corridor, FemAnon's dad appears with a worried expression. He has bags under his eyes and he's wearing the pizza place uniform.
  278. >"Oh, you..." He gives her a faint smile. The same kind of sad smile FemAnon is used to give "What was your name, again? Sorry for not recalling it".
  279. >"Oh, don't worry, sir. I'm Rarity" She says trying to hide her awkwardness.
  280. >"You heard that, huh?" The father, now next to her, sits in the little step leading to the door, looking out "We haven't had a fight like this since my wife died" Sadness reflects out of his eyes, and Rarity steps back to look at him in the face.
  281. >"I... Came here to give back this coat" She gives him the bag. He opens it, looking at the fixes.
  282. >"Wow, this is amazing, it's barely noticeable" He looks up to her "Rarity, right? Thanks for this, how much do I owe you?" He starts to look for something on his pocket.
  283. >"No, no, sir, please" Rarity smiles "I made it as a favor for a friend, but with everything that happened I didn't get the chance to give it back"
  284. >The father looks relieved at this, and goes back to his defeated posture.
  285. >"So... May I ask what was that about?" She says, sitting down next to him.
  286. >"She got another job, but it's during daytime. She plans to leave school and just work" He sighs, shaking his head.
  287. >"Heavens, thats terrible" Rarity takes a hand to her breast, gasping.
  288. >"I knew she would do this, but I didn't believe anyone would hire her in that state" His eyes close, and he seems to be remembering something "She's just as stubborn as her mother. Well, I sin of that too, I guess" In a sudden move, he stands up "Anyways, Imma go look for her. Thanks for bringing this here, Rarity. I know she may not act like it, but she really appreciates when people are nice to her. Maybe to a fault" He extends a hand, helping Rarity up. He's a tall man, almost two heads taller than Rarity, and he has a short, badly shaved beard surrounding his face.
  289. >He looks pretty intimidating.
  290. >"Yes, I know. She's a good person, if a little hard to manage" She smiles.
  291. >"Can I ask you a favor, Rarity?" The father asks.
  292. >"But of course, sir." She nods, purple hair waving around her.
  293. >"Next time you see her, sit her down, try to talk to her. I don't want her dropping out of school" He looks towards the street, as if expecting her to come back.
  294. >"I... I'll see what can I do, I promise" Solemly, she agrees, but her heart shrinks a little at the thought of doing it alone.
  295. >Should she talk about this kind of stuff to the others?
  296. >"Thanks" The father says, stepping to the door, locking it with keys and then starting to walk out. "And sorry you had to hear that. I'll make dinner for you one day as a thanks, ok? See you"
  297. >And with that, he walks down the street, following the path FemAnon took, as if he knew where she was headed.
  298. >After a few minutes, Rarity finally walked away, feeling strange.
  299. -----------------
  300. >FemAnon is sitting on a treebranch about three meters away from the ground.
  301. >It's already getting late, purple twilight painting the skies to the west.
  302. >The few people who passed under FemAnon looked at her. Probably wondering how the hell she got up to this place with her injuries.
  303. >Her eye gets itchi, and she has to resist the urge to scratch. It means it's healing nicely. Just another week.
  304. >/So, what now? I don't have the means to move, but If I don't work I'm sure we won't get to pay the bills this month\ She thinks, trying to assert herself in the situation.
  305. >"How the hell did you get up there in your state?" A familiar voice says from the ground. She looks down to see her father.
  306. >She can't help but smile.
  307. >"I've tried to climb this tree without an arm even without having it on a sling" The black haired girl turns around on the branch, and starts to climb down. Her father cringes at every step, but she gets down safely.
  308. >/What kind of tree is this anyways?\ FemAnon asks to herself. Relatively small, thick trunk, lots of long and easy-to-climb branches.
  309. >She doesn't care that much anyways.
  310. >"Look, FemAnon" Her father puts a hand on her shoulder "Sorry for yelling at you earlier. You can do what you want"
  311. >FemAnon is kind of weirded out by his sudden change of heart. Her father is not one to change his mind so easily.
  312. >"Ok, thanks" She says, trying to sound convinced.
  313. >"Oh, and I believe this is yours" He gives her a red bag. Inside, a black coat that FemAnon recognizes.
  314. >She takes it out, inspecting it.
  315. >A genuine smile appears on her face as she walks next to her father.
  316. -----------------
  317. >"Hey, FemAnon, can we... Talk, for a minute?" Sunset puts a hand on FemAnon's shoulder as she walks away from her locker.
  318. >She looks at the Rainbooms around her. She takes a deep breath, and Sunset can sense she's growing angry. Not at them, however.
  319. >"I knew it" She says "Look, girls, if this is about my job, I know I'm ruining my future, ok?" She looks away "But I don't care. My future is not important. I suck at school, no matter how much I study. To be honest, I'm kind of an idiot" She shrugs, and she doesn't seem to be saying that out of self-loathing or something like that.
  320. >She just acts like someone who has accepted their fate.
  321. >"FemAnon, please, you..." Rarity takes a step forward, feeling responsible for this situation.
  322. >"Now, my little brothers, they read entire books on their own! They're great at math!" As she talks, a light starts to shine on her eyes "All three of them are little geniuses!" She has a dreamy expression "They're going to be rich when they grow up. But thing is, they won't grow up properly if I don't work" She has a smile on her face. A genuine smile. "I know you want the best for me, I've already heard all the stories going on around you and all the good things you've done"
  323. >She turns away and starts to head towards the exit.
  324. >"Hey, wait..." Rainbow Dash prepares to run after her, but Applejack stops her, shaking her head softly.
  325. >"But no matter what you do, I'm not going to change my mind. Plus, if I work, I'll be able to invite you all to that dinner I promised" She turns around and blinks. By the way it was made, one could guess it was supposed to be a wink.
  326. >"Are you sure this is what you want?" Sunset asks in a kind tone.
  327. >"Yeah. I never liked school anyways" She says, then, she walks towards the exit. None of the rainbooms follow.
  328. >"Man, that girl needs to take a break" Pinkie comments once she's gone.
  329. >"I think it's the opposite" Twilight adds "She needs to do something to feel useful, and this is the only way she knows how. If we want to help her, we need to find some way in which she doesn't feel the need to work"
  330. >"But what could we do about that? She's obviously made up her mind, you know" Spike says, hanging from Twilight's backpack.
  331. >"Maybe we could try lending her money" Fluttershy suggests.
  332. >"Wouldn't work" Applejack answers immediately "She'd reject it, and she'd probably feel offended. Trust me, ah know about this kinda stuff"
  333. >"Then... Oh! That's it!" Suddenly, Sunset perks up "Girls, I think I know how we could help FemAnon" She says with a smile on her face.
  334. >The rainbooms raise their eyebrows as Sunset explains her idea to them. An idea that is met with nodding and more smiles.
  335. -----------------
  336. >The rainbooms wait for FemAnon to come out of her classroom a few minutes after the bell rang.
  337. >When she finally does, she waves but keeps walking, obviously not wanting to deal with more of their shenanigans.
  338. >"Wait, FemAnon, we've got something to show you" Sunset says with a smile. FemAnon turns, eyebrow raise. She no longer has the big bandage over her eye, and a big cut that hasn't quite fully healed yet crosses her face from the middle of her forehead to the cheek, right below the nose. It's going to leave a big scar.
  339. >Her eyelid is only half-open, and it does close for blinking, but it does not go all the way up. None of the girls mention that.
  340. >The arm is still on a sling.
  341. >"Ok, show me, but be quick, I'm going to talk to principal Celestia about the job"
  342. >The rainbooms look at each other, an accomplice look.
  343. >As they lead FemAnon across the school, many students take looks at her. Hints of smiles on their mouths as she slowly notices the attention she's gathering.
  344. >Is it because of her eye?
  345. >She's suddenly self-conscious about it. /Don't think about them, today's the last day, who cares about what they think\
  346. >Finally, they reach another classroom, where there's a big, very muscular dude standing alone.
  347. >"We're here" Sunset says, smiling.
  348. >Bulk Biceps turns around, big smile on his face, as he flexes.
  349. >"SO YOU'RE THE GIRL WHO WANTS A JOB!" He screams, jumping towards her.
  350. >She takes a step back, frightened.
  351. >"Y-Yeah, but I already..."
  352. >"I'M IN NEED OF A MANAGER FOR THE NEW GYM I'M OPENING NEXT WEEK" His voice comes out of his mouth as a gale.
  353. >"T-Thanks for the offer" He considers, still a little shocked "But I'm not very good at math..."
  354. >"Oh, don't worry, I'm not exactly good either. I'm sure you'll perform better than me anyways" His voice suddenly turns down on volume, letting FemAnon recover from the shock.
  355. >"But you don't even know how I'll do, you'd need my resume, and then we'll have to discuss..."
  356. >"WORRY NOT, BLACKHAIRED GIRL" He raises his volume again "I TRUST THE JUDGEMENT OF YOUR FRIENDS. IF THEY TELL ME YOU'RE GOOD, THEN I BET YOU'RE GREAT" He points towards the rainbooms as FemAnon looks back.
  357. >"Ok, but what are the times? Because..."
  358. >"Gym opens half an hour after school ends, runs all the way towards ten PM. Your job would be to explain people how it works, enlist them and keep track of their activities, payments and all that stuff." He goes back to a normal voice as he explains the situation.
  359. >"And how do I know it's reliable? Because I can't turn down another job offer just because..."
  360. >"I opened the Gym because a lot of people wanted me to instruct them" He explains, smiling "too many of them, actually. Better have them all in a single place, wouldn't you say?"
  361. >FemAnon doesn't know how to answer.
  362. >She cocks her head, then takes a good couple of minutes without saying anything.
  363. >"S-Sure, I'll think about it" She says, and Bulk Biceps nods approvingly, as if that was the answer he expected.
  364. >FemAnon walks out of the room, thinking too many thoughts, feeling too many feels.
  365. -----------------
  366. >Saturday evening arrived painfully slow for the rainbooms. They were all dressed slightly better than normal, but not enough that most would actually care.
  367. >FemAnon cared.
  368. >She opened the door with bright eyes and a wide smile, wearing an apron with the words "Cooking, do not bother" written in it.
  369. >Her arm was slingless, her eyes no longer had bags or those dark shades. A scarf crossed her face form her forehead to her cheek, pasing for her eye, but her Eyelid had gotten better, if not entirely.
  370. >"Please, come in!" She says. upon entering, the rainbooms notice that the walls are now painted with a pastel yellow. The living room furniture is no longer in there, now substituted with a big table that barely fits in it.
  371. >It's set up with mismatched plates and silverware, but who would actually care about that.
  372. >From there, the kitchen is visible. There, FemAnon is cooking something inside a pot, being helped by her dad, who smiles and waves at them.
  373. >"Wow, what a difference" Rainbow Dash comments, looking around.
  374. >"And it's only been two months" Fluttershy adds, playing with spike on her lap.
  375. >"See? This is what hard work can do" Applejack nods approvingly.
  376. >As they start to discuss, the door to the kitchen opens, three kids coming out of it and running to their room. The rainbooms smile, not really knowing how to react, as FemAnon comes out of the kitchen with three plates on a tray, going after them.
  377. >When she comes back, she smiles.
  378. >"Sorry about that. As you can guess, the table is barely big enough for us. The triplets won't be joining us."
  379. >"Don't worry, darling, we understand" Rarity is the first one to answer.
  380. >FemAnon goes back to the kitchen, and a minute later comes out with a bunch of stakes, mashed potatoes and a big salad.
  381. >"Now, I know it's not the fanciest meal but..."
  382. >"It looks great!" Rainbow Dash says, looking eager to eat.
  383. >"This is what I call a good meal" Applejack agrees.
  384. >"I looove mashed potatoes!" Pinkie pie adds, almost excited.
  385. >FemAnon sits on the head of the table, with her dad to her side.
  386. >"Serve yourselves" She says, and everyone starts to eat.
  387.  
  388. >"That was really good, FemAnon" Sunset comments as they all finish eating "I didn't know you could cook".
  389. >"Well, one has to learn when taking care of three kids" She shrugs it off.
  390. >"Next time, we'll invite you to a sleepover!" Pinkie jumps in excitement as FemAnon stands up, starting to retire the plates.
  391. >"Yeah, it'll be fun" SciTwi fixes her glasses in place as she hands over her plate.
  392. >"We can order pizza and..." Rainbow stops mid-sentence, suddenly changing her expression "FemAnon? Are you ok?"
  393. >FemAnon is crying.
  394. >"Y-Yeah..." She says. Weird thing is, she has a smile on her face.
  395. >She goes into the kitchen and dissapears for like five minutes. Then she comes back to sit at the head of the table.
  396. >Her father pats her shoulder.
  397. >"I-" She tries to speak, but her voice breaks. Smiles start appearing on the rainboom's faces as they slowly realize what's going on. "I'm glad I met you" She ends up saying tearing up again.
  398. >"Oh, FemAnon" Sunset, the one sitting next to her, stands up and hugs her "You don't have to cry"
  399. >"Come here" Applejack says, standing up and going over to hug her.
  400. >All the rainbooms join in the hug.
  401. >Even the dad joins in.
  402. >"You didn't have to help me. You didn't have to butt in into my life, and yet, here we are..." FemAnon says, now crying for good.
  403. >"I'm glad we were of help" Sunset says.
  404. >"Me too" FemAnon ends, finally giving up and hugging the rainbooms back, with a wide smile on her face and tears streaming down her cheeks.
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